Scaling a Multidisciplinary Resiliency Curriculum

Since the fall of 2020, the University of Dayton has been leading a nationally recognized pilot program around micro-credentials and the upskilling of 21st-century skills for all students. In that time, over 1,000 micro-credentials have been awarded to over 800 students. Southwest Ohio employers have engaged in workforce convenings led by IACT since 2020 with critical thinking and collaboration the most necessary 21st-century skills. Additionally, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2022), the Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal (2017), and the most recent amended Competencies for the Physician Assistant Profession (2021) have all ramped up efforts to prepare their future employees with stronger resilience. This panel will introduce the current resilience curriculum underway across various disciplines and developmental levels at the University of Dayton. This panel will present a vision for scaling a multidisciplinary resilience curriculum that can be mapped across academic and nonacademic units for all students at all learning levels. We will share what a 21st-century skill is; what we consider resilience skills and their sub-competencies; and current examples of resilience curriculum in existing courses